CDC's Tips From Former Smokers® Launches New Ads to Encourage People to Quit Smoking
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) Tips From Former Smokers® (Tips®) campaign returns today with new ads to encourage people to quit smoking.
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Smoking is down, but almost 38 million American adults still smoke – Press Release
Cigarette smoking remains high among certain groups
Statement from Deirdre Lawrence Kittner, PhD, MPH, Director, CDC's Office on Smoking and Health, on the passing of Becky Herner, Tips From Former Smokers® participant
It is with deep sadness that we share the loss of Becky Herner, a participant in CDC’s Tips From Former Smokers® (Tips®) campaign. Becky, a devoted mother, friend, and champion of anti-tobacco efforts, encouraged people who smoke to quit and others never to start.
Statement from Deirdre Lawrence Kittner, PhD, MPH, Director, CDC's Office on Smoking and Health on the passing of Brian Hayden, <em>Tips From Former Smokers</em>® participant
We are deeply saddened by the passing of Brian Hayden, a participant in CDC’s Tips From Former Smokers® (Tips®) campaign and a proud military veteran, husband to his beloved wife Denise, father, grandfather and friend.
Cigarette Smoking Among U.S. Adults Lowest Ever Recorded: 14% in 2017
Cigarette smoking has reached the lowest level ever recorded among U.S. adults, according to new data published by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), and the National Institutes of Health’s National Cancer Institute (NCI).
CDC's Tips® campaign led 1 million U.S. adults to quit smoking during 2012-2018
Findings from a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) study published in Preventing Chronic Disease show that CDC’s Tips From Former Smokers® (Tips®) campaign led more than 1 million U.S. adults to quit smoking and an estimated 16.4 million U.S. adults to attempt to quit smoking during 2012-2018.
Cigarette Smoking Among U.S. Adults Hits All-Time Low
Cigarette smoking among U.S. adults has reached an all-time low of 13.7% in 2018 – a decline of approximately two-thirds in the more than 50 years since the first Surgeon General’s report warned of the health consequences of smoking. Yet, new data released in today’s Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report show that nearly 1 in … Continue reading Cigarette Smoking Among U.S. Adults Hits All-Time Low
